ZKTeco EC10 and EX16 Elevator Access Controller

Overview

What it is

This listing covers the ZKTeco EC10 elevator control panel and the EX16 floor extension board. Together they restrict which floor buttons a user can press after identifying at a reader inside the lift car, so visitors and staff only reach the floors they are allowed on.

What it is used for

It is used in office towers, residential apartments, hotels and hospitals where floors belong to different tenants or departments. During business hours floors can be left open (passage mode), with restrictions applied outside those times by schedule.

Key features

• EC10 has 10 floor button control relays; each EX16 adds 16 more
• Up to three EX16 boards per EC10, for 58 floors per bundle; EC10 panels can be chained for taller buildings
• Capacity of 3,000 fingerprints, 30,000 cards and 100,000 events
• Credentials: fingerprint, proximity card and password, alone or combined
• EC10 talks to the PC over TCP/IP or RS485 and to EX16 boards over RS485, with addresses set by DIP switch
• Each unit runs from 12 V DC, 1 A

Buying considerations

Count the floors to be controlled before ordering: up to 10 floors needs only the EC10, and each further block of 16 floors needs one EX16. Elevator wiring should be done with the lift maintenance contractor, since the relays sit in series with the car floor buttons.

Compatibility and what you need

You need a reader in the car (a Wiegand card reader or a fingerprint reader such as the FR1200), a 12 V DC supply for each board, network cabling to the management PC and ZKTeco access control software for floor permissions. An SDK (Software Development Kit) is offered for integrators.